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14:00 Southwell

grandnational2017.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 153y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,874
  • 2nd: £1,431
  • 3rd: £716
  • 4th: £358
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.90s
  • Off Time: 14:00:34
  • 3 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Never Up (GER)

Evs

    1
    Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, armlets and stars on cap

    Virnon

    7
    5/6
    • Form 14-U292
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-8
    • Official Rating 115

    chased winner and not fluent, ridden before last, kept on and no impression

    3
    Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond

    Never Up (GER)

    8 CD
    Evs
    • Form 3-54341
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-6
    • Official Rating 106

    made all, clear before last, kept on well

    4
    Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

    Radsoc De Sivola (FR)

    626
    80/1
    • Form PP6P/3R-
    • Age 12
    • Weight 10-3
    • Official Rating 50

    unseated rider start

    2
    NR

    Stage One (IRE)

    61 t
    6/4
    • Form 51/3-333
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-6
    • Official Rating 113

    NonRunner

    Previous results

    2016
    Silk -

    Johns Luck (IRE)

    5/2
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-3

    2015
    Silk -

    Nomadic Storm

    10/11
    • Age 9
    • Weight 10-10

    2014
    Silk -

    Lord Navits (IRE)

    4/11
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-7

    In depth

    Verdict

    Virnon defied several errors to chase home Craiganboy at Ayr and a better round of jumping would see him difficult to beat. Stage One, a winning point-to-pointer, has been making steady progress over hurdles and has always looked like making a chaser. This isn't the most difficult of starts but NEVER UP, a winner on the Flat and over hurdles, came here last week and gained his first success over fences. He has a 7lb penalty to contend with but battled on strongly that day and can go in again. Radsoc De Sivola has had 42 starts over fences without winning and has no chance at the weights unless his rivals come to grief.

    Formwatch

    Virnon 4-1 (11-8) Prominent and mistakes, led 3 out, headed 2 out, blundered last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Craiganboy (10-13) at Ayr 2m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.

    Never Up (GER) 5-2fav (11-4) Led until 2nd, chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon hung left, ridden last, led narrowly run-in, driven to hold on, all out, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Unzing (11-12) by hd, 6 ran.

    Radsoc De Sivola (FR) 80-1 (10-12) Whipped around and refused to race, at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Jun.

    Stage One (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, 3rd before last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 15, 4 1/4l behind Matchaway (11-13) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.